Great one from Sards

Hi Mon! Thanks for posting here what you've got in your blog. I only have one service provider here at my jobsite. And it's company-owned. Access to many sites is restricted even the yahoo mail which is why I am thankful to Jebong for adding this new email in the yahoo groups. I'd surely enjoy the mental ejaculation process from posting in your blog given unhampered access.

If you think this piece is worth pasting in your blog, be my guest!

On Weight Loss and Weight Gain:

One day I was tying my shoes and wondered if my legs have grown longer. I could hardly reach the shoes the way I used to tie it during high school and college days. Or even during early life as adult. Damn why do I have to pant after the simple ritual. Why has tying shoes become an ordeal? If only I could tuck or push aside what's keeping me from reaching my toes. But damn that's my tummy! I used to laugh at people who had bulging stomach and I am afraid the joke is on me now. I hate to think of the day when I have to look through the mirror to check "manoy" is doing fine down there. Hehehehe! So far we still see each other eye to eye!

Of Small Boats and Big Ships

I like your analogy of our lives to small boats and big ships. Ironically, we were eager to become a big ship when we were just a small boat only to realize that we long to be a small boat again. We want our individual freedom back, our carefree lives, acting and behaving as we liked unmindful of the consequences. After all we only worry about being scolded by our parents if we mess up. Not with what we are now. So many lives depend on us. Big ship, big cargo. Sail on!

Another trip down the memory lane...

We were in Grade Six. Boys from our section and yours decided to go to Lagsan, to take a dip in Ano creek. Regino Solis's house was nearby. I can't remember all the names of those who went but I remember you, Regino, Raul Macaranas, Severino Reyes, Renator Mondares and Bonnie Espinoza. We were frolicking in the silty waters of the creek. Nakikilot so danum no si Raul lay ontab-bog. We were all laughing. Bonnie kept teasing you. He even challenged you to test who can stay longer underwater. You never accepted defeat so you took the challenge. But Bonnie had another plan. At the count of three you were both supposed to be under water. But not Bonnie. He allowed you to go down first and just when you were about to come out did he only go underwater. You were so piqued when you found out about the cheating that you slapped him. Of course cooler heads prevailed. We all went home at past 5 pm then. On our way home we tried to invent excuses on why we came home late, hair wet and eyes red.


I started working on this last night but wasn't able to finish it. I thought it would be better to continue the next day but I got another of this email from Grace this morning with the same message, so I decided to send what I've got so far. More to come...

Sards Glosardo "Reden" S. Sarmiento,
C.E.Assistant Site ManagerFluor Government Group
CETAC II Task Order 17FOB
Warrior - KirkukOffice: 703.621.1263Iraqna: 0790-193-5627
reden.solis@fluor.com